This week, after a little procrastination. I finally finished sewing all my green stars into a quilt top…
I alternated the paper pieced blocks with 8 1/2 inch squares of low volume fabric… using mainly fabrics that had been used in the star blocks.
I sewed all the blocks together, keeping the paper on the stars. I have found if I remove the paper from the pattern before I sew everything together there can be issues making everything fit properly. There can be a lot of bias pieces in paper piecing and you want to minimize the wiggle…
When I had sewn all the stars and low volume blocks together I realized the quilt needed a border of some sort. I ended up making four flying geese blocks and interspersed them within the 3 inch border.
I love how the border and those geese bring the whole quilt together.
To celebrate finishing this quilt I thought I would do a little giveaway.
Up for grabs is this 18 fat eight cuts of fabric so you can make your own green star blocks – 12 different greens and 6 different low volumes. If you would like to win just leave a comment on this post and we will pick a winner on Monday. As always I am happy to post overseas.
THE COMPETiTION IS NOW CLOSED. Thanks.
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it came togethere wonderfully!!
I love your stars. I am going to attempt paper piecing some of them.
Your quilt is so pretty, love green.
I Love paper piecing! Can’t wait to make these stars!
These are so pretty!
I’ve only done samples of paper piecing, but I think I’m ready to try these blocks!
The stars are fantastic!!! Thanks!
Wow, congratulations on the finish and what a generous giveaway! The flying gees in the border really do pull the quilt top together. 🙂
Great quilt project! Thank you!
I have been collecting your tutorial patterns for a few months now, so this fabric would give me the incentive to finally start making some. Thanks for the chance to win and making this give-away open to your readers ‘across the pond’ 🙂
I’m green with envy!! You certainly are the star of paper piecing!! Love this quilt.
Love the colours you chose! thanks for the chance
I love the scrappy low-volume background fabrics. I’ve saved all the patterns for these stars for some day … if I win, it would be a big push to get started. Thanks for the giveaway.
I have been following your blog for a long time and love that you share your tutorials. Your stars can be complicated but the way you present them is wonderful and you make it fun. You have encouraged me to paper piece. I love all star patterns and have made some of your patterns into hot pads for practice. Thank you for sharing.
Looks lovely! I have enjoyed following along 🙂
It looks fantastic!
That green star quilt turned out so lovely. If I win your give-away I will use that lobely green fabric for some log-cabin blogs and for some large hexagons!!!!
Have been watching you post your stars…so beautiful, but altogether-it is stunning!
I love it!! The star blocks are so spectacular. I would love to make one of these for my daughter who adores green.
Squeal! Love your blocks. These came together so nicely. I so need some dark greens in my life. Thank you for your posts and your giveaway!
I have not been a lover of greens but your delightful star series have inspired me. I’ve been saving the patterns and plan to start making them soon for a quilt to donate [with a group] to the Linus Project. Your giveaway is another inspiration. Thanks for sharing so generously.
Another beautifully finished quilt!
I showed this to my hubby, and he flipped. He loves green, you see. So much so that he has a collection of over 600 green hotwheels cars! Anyway, we both love this stunning quilt.
Green gets me every time!
I love green, but for some reason green fabric never seems to find its way home with me from the fabric store. Beautiful quilt top.
This looks great!! I love following your block creation and then seeing how it all ties together in the end! Thank you for the great giveaway, too… Can’t go wrong with low volumes, and your green collection is epic! It’s so hard to find good greens.
This is beyond stunning, I absolutely love it.
I have loved watching your green star collection grow each week and I think the finished top is amazing!
I love paper piecing and star blocks. so this is right up my alley! Thanks so much for sharing!
Love all your great colors as well as patterns. You are an inspiration to us all. Love all your blocks. Gonna make me one. A quilt that is, with all your wonderful patterns! Thank you so much for your creativity and generosity. Would love to win the beautiful stash so I could get started!
Beautiful quilt, wonderful way of getting all the different stars to play together. I love star designs. It is so much fun seeing all the different star designs you come up with.
Amazing stars,love the greens,lovely put together
Salutes from far away Buenos Aires
Love the fabric and amazing stars.
If I win these fabrics I promise to try paper piecing. Again.
What a stunning finish!! Suchnangreatntip on leaving the papers on until the top is pieced.
Wonderfull – buono – bellisimo – wunderschön – your stars are beautyfull! Thank you!
With fabric i will make auch Starquilt for my little boy!
All the best for you
Beautiful….love all your paper pieced stars and look forward to each project you share with your fellow “paper piecers”….Thank you so much!
This one is so beautiful!!! Can´t wait to see it quilted! What´s your plan (if you have one)?
Thank´s for the tip to leave the paper where it is. Never thought about it! I have just made my first little paper pieced blocks and the paper is still on! 🙂
I look forward to your paper piecing every Monday. I love to pp too! Love the greens!!
It would be such a treat to have all my fabrics chosen for me. No agonizing for once.
Those flying geese on the boarder are awesome!
I love your quilt and thanks for the giveaway!
Je lis toujours tes articles mais je reste silencieuse….Cette fois, je vais tenter ma chance car ces fats quaters sont superbes….
Ta courtepointe est magnifique avec ces étoiles de formes différentes…
Douce soirée et à bientôt peut-être?….
I love it! I am a huge fan of those bright greens (I am in fact wearing a bright green lab coat as I type this). And I think the addition of the flying geese in the border really makes it fabulous.
What a wonderful quilt top! I look forward to making my own star quilt, using your patterns, of course!
These are truly gorgeous blocks. And green is my favorite color of all time. Can’t wait to try some.
Love the stars, love the greens, would love to be lucky enough to win your lovely giveaway!
Love all your green star blocks- beautifully put together!
ohh greens .. can’t say no to greens … though hmmm paper piecing not so much but I can do stars paper-free …
Love the quilt top……..colors are great